Famous quotes containing the words seized and/or power:
“Man lives two lives, woe, were it otherwise! One is seized by death, the other one, his honor, remains.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to believe all that is said about us. Hence the mysterious power of both flattery and calumny.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)